Lemony Courgette (Zucchini) Linguine With Fresh Mint & Parme - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 ounces linguine
2 summer squash (zucchini and yellow squash)
1/2 bunch of fresh mint
1 ounce parmesan cheese
1 lemon, juice and a little zest
1 tablespoon olive oil
sea salt, to taste
pepper, to taste

Preparation

1.\tCook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions, then drain, reserving a mugful of cooking water.
2.\tMeanwhile, slice the courgettes lengthways, then again into long matchsticks with good knife skills or using the julienne cutter on a mandolin (use the guard!).
3.\tPlace a large non-stick frying pan on a medium-high heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, then add the courgettes.
4.\tCook for 4 minutes, tossing regularly, while you finely slice the mint leaves, then stir them into the pan.
5.\tToss the drained pasta into the courgette pan with a splash of reserved cooking water.
6.\tFinely grate in most of the Parmesan and a little lemon zest, squeeze in all the juice, toss well, then taste and season to perfection with sea salt and black pepper.
7.\tDish up, finely grate over the remaining Parmesan and drizzle with 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil before tucking inches.